ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247478
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| Date: | Monday 9 October 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | HB-ECP |
| MSN: | D-2058 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Zermatt -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Zürich-Kloten International Airport (ZRH) |
| Perpignan | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off from Kloten Airport with a special permit (Special-VFR) with three passengers for a private VFR flight to Morocco, with first stopover in Perpignan.
About half an hour after takeoff, the aircraft hit the ground inverted at high speed in hilly terrain south of Herzogenbuchsee, with poor visibility and a low-lying base.
The aircraft was destroyed and the four occupants were killed.
The accident occurred because the pilot, who was not trained in instrument flight, on an airplane that had not been tested and certified for instrument flight, ran into weather conditions that made it impossible to continue the flight under visual flight rules.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ab-x.co.uk/pdfs/d-2000_to_d-2999.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2021 20:36 | TB | Added |
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